Water and Environmental Management ,PGDip

Accreditation

Preparing for your career

In your career you need a combination of knowledge, skills, personal qualities and relevant experiences – and you’ll get all of this from your degree.

• Learn with staff who have experience of undertaking research or consultancy with leading bodies including the Environment Agency, DEFRA and the European Union.
• Guest speakers from organisations including South East Water, Southern Water, Stantec, Brown and Caldwell share their knowledge and experience and provide networking opportunities.
• Options include the opportunity of work experience on placement with an organisation registered with the Green Growth Platform.
• Participate in group activities to develop teamwork, leadership skills, and integration of diverse subject specialisms.
• Build advanced research, analytical and communication skills through working on your dissertation.

Facilities

You’ll have access to excellent facilities, including:

• specialist water chemistry and microbiology laboratories
• laboratory-scale water and wastewater treatment systems
• an experimental river basin
• a water efficiency laboratory
• large pool of aquatic field equipment
• environmental and public health lab
• soil and water analysis lab
• soil and sediment analysis lab with drying ovens
• hydraulics labs including flumes for wave simulation, flume for river simulation and sediment transport
• environmental simulation lab with hydraulic stream table
• surveying equipment
• field collection equipment
• biology project lab.

Graduate destinations

Graduates are prepared for roles with water companies, government agencies and regulatory bodies, environmental/civil engineering consultancies, and international non-governmental organisations.

You will also be well equipped to secure PhD studentships to further their research ambitions.